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Power boss' $1.3m top Govt pay
Mighty River Power chief executive Doug Heffernan is NZ's highest-paid government employee with a $1.32m package.
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NZ's film industry 'in peril' over risk of losing <i>The Hobbit</i>
Weta Workshop's boss Sir Richard Taylor last night said the New Zealand film industry was "at some level of peril".
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Ads get ugly as US election day draws near
The US mid-term elections are seeing the nastiest TV advertising in some time.
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Fed must spend up to stop markets going into tailspin
Central bankers would like to be able to get back to business as usual.
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Hobbit films in 'peril', says Weta chief
Two Hobbit films, expected to cost about $669m to make, are in danger of being moved away from NZ because of "the actions of a very limited few", says Weta Workshop's Sir Richard Taylor.
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70,000 blank votes cast in local elections
Over 70,000 blank ballots were cast in NZ's local body elections earlier this month.
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15,000 rally against workplace changes
At least 15,000 workers from Kaitaia to Bluff have attended stop work rallies this afternoon in protest against new employment laws.
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Thousands protest against new employment laws
Thousands of workers have gathered in Auckland and Wellington as 28 protests against new employment laws take place around NZ.